The Cheltenham Festival races along at such an unrelenting pace that the
beaten horses often barely warrant a word. Here are ten of the supporting
acts who it may pay to follow over the weeks and months ahead:

CHAMPAGNE FEVER (trainer: Willie Mullins)

The grey looked certain to record a third successive Festival triumph for much
of the Racing Post Arkle Chase, only to be overhauled late on by Western
Warhorse, trained by David Pipe. The seven-year-old will be seen to better
effect when his stamina is tested and could emulate Kicking King (2005) and
War Of Attrition (2006), who